Sometimes, the best choice might be the one that leaves you vulnerable. The one that forces you to face a not-so-distant past that hurts, or go through with something you never thought would come to fruition. The one that makes taking a risk your only viable option.

Wilhelmina “Wil” Cunningham is no stranger to pressure. The child of an Olympian and a title-winning boxer, and a former Olympian herself, Wil has gained an “America’s sweetheart” sort of reputation – a high pedestal to fall from when her world gets rocked by betrayal and deceit, from more than one direction.

Not that long ago, Ramsey Bishop dominated the field, as one of the best running backs the league had ever seen. Personal tragedy drew him away, but he made a promise he can’t take back, and no one will let him forget. Keeping that promise though… much easier said than done.

But Wil believes he can. And Ramsey believes Wil can and will bounce back from the misfortunes that have the potential to destroy her if she lets them. Their supportive, motivational back and forth is just one element of what has grown into a friendship neither of them would choose to do without. But could it be… more?

With their recent pasts littered with baggage and sorrow, and both of them facing uncertain futures, Wil and Ramsey have enough stress on their hands, but they’ll have to make a choice – continue their friendship as it was before, or risk it all for the possibility of something amazing?

In the urban city of Washington DC, a smart young woman, Payson, set her mind to finish college and start her career in marketing. Fresh out of a four-year relationship, Payson didn’t have time for a love life until a fun night at a local hot spot in the middle of DC. Her sister Natalie put her in the hot seat of a rich and powerful man named Derrick Westbrook, the CEO of DCC corporations.

Derrick is controlling and stops at nothing to get what he wants. Payson realizes she can’t get away from this man, an enigmatic reserve, she finds herself getting closer and closer to him. Derrick wants her, however on his own terms and conditions.

Thrilled by Derricks’ erotic and romantic tastes, Payson has her guard up. Dealing with problems from her ex-lover, Payson has more than enough issues to deal with in one day. Her past will come forth and torment her, and so will his as they try to move their relationship forward. From the success of his business, wealth, and power, Payson feels safe and Derrick has all the control. When the couple embrace during their passionately physical affair, Payson discovers Derrick’s past and exposes her own dark sexual desires.

What is it about food and love? Through the ages, certain foods have been considered aphrodisiacs and other foods have inspired sensuous, intimate moments. In a montage of love inspired recipes, poems, and a great love story, or two, Deborah Fletcher Mello shares the secrets for that perfect menu to spice up your love life. Learn to woo with food!

Who said bumping into the same person several times wasn’t fate? Xenia is about to find out the hard way, everything that glitters isn’t always gold. From her break up with her ex, Jake, to meeting a new male interest, Isaiah; Xenia learns over the course of a year some hard life lessons, all while trying to keep her sanity intact.

“Blacks have never belonged in America,” was Father Malcolm’s mantra. In the year 2014, he created a settlement in Africa’s Serengeti for African Americans. Two hundred years later, the kingdom of Za and the citizens who inhabit it are thriving until one of them is forced into a secret world that will challenge everything she’s ever believed about herself and the kingdom she calls home.

Zen’s life is seemingly perfect. Set to marry the love of her life, she believes all of her dreams are about to come to fruition, but when she’s forced to join the Griothood, a secret society of storytellers, her life takes an abrupt turn.

When Zen learns the truth about herself and the kingdom she so loves, she is handed the responsibility of stopping a treacherous band of rebels before they destroy the kingdom. If she doesn’t stop fighting her calling and learn that no one is who they seem, Za is doomed.

Torn between the life she knew and the stories she hears; Zen is left bewildered. Was her entire life a lie?

With so much at stake, can Zen save her kingdom and all she holds dear?

There’s only one reason a woman says that three months after a one-night stand. She’s pregnant, and she plans on keeping the baby. Porter can handle that — he’s always planned on being a father, and doing better at the job than his own dad ever did. Sure, he’s always envisioned the wife then kids, but he’s used to fixing things that are broken.

Unfortunately, this isn’t just any woman. She’s his sister’s best friend: Iris. And three months ago, she wasn’t looking for anything from him but his body, and it’s all she wants now.

Porter has always wanted the real deal, and he’s starting to think he could have it with Iris, if she’d just bend enough to let him in.

But Iris has learned one thing in her life: you can’t bend for anyone, because once you start, you won’t stop til you break.

Bewitched Beach: A Short Story of Pleasure, Adventure, and Magic by Sabrina Days

A young black corporate professional is no longer satisfied with his career or what his life has become. He works hard to play less, and nothing seems to make sense. When he attends a conference in Tampa, Florida, he is eager to spend some time on the beach, to make new friends, to relax. But the friend he finds on the beach isn’t entirely normal. She might even be magic.

The propulsive second novel in a new contemporary trilogy about unforgettable love, scorching desire, and dangerous secrets.

When Abigail Rhodes bought that old house she fell in love with in Blink, Texas, she got more than she bargained for. After being told by the local psychic that it is filled with a passionate energy from the previous owners, who died years ago, Abby decides to fix up her beloved house and reluctantly moves in. But ever since then, strange things have been happening in her newly renovated home, and Abby has been plagued with dreams that wake her up and leave her breathless.

After a tumultuous life these last few years, Jordan Gatewood is following what amounts to a trail of breadcrumbs in an effort to find a renewed sense of purpose. Searching for the truth about the man his adoptive-father really was, Jordan makes his way to the old house where his father was murdered, in Blink—and right to the petite, understated beauty that answers the door. It’s not long before Jordan realizes, quite unexpectedly, that Abby is the perfect woman for him. Jordan doesn’t believe in ghosts or fate, but he does know that the powerful connection he feels for this woman started the day he met her in that house and he is determined to make her his.

Robin is a successful Corporate Attorney, and was proud to be the lover of the most sought after bachelor in the state of Texas–until he abruptly breaks off their relationship, leaving her confused, heartbroken and bitter. When she discovers that he’s left her for another woman, a woman she considers beneath her, Robin is determined to teach him a brutal lesson.

A man like Jordan has too many secrets, secrets that, if found out, could not only destroy his relationship with this other woman, but that could also cost him the biggest business deal of his life, and possibly, his freedom. Robin is the last person he wants to go up against, and she will stop at nothing to get him back or to make him pay for his betrayal, even if that means unleashing those secrets. The question is, will Jordan let her? Or will his all-consuming obsession with Abby win out, in Seducing Abby Rhodes by J.D. Mason.

Melody Mazyk lives under a microscope, being a senior manager of a communications company, plus she’s the architect of a most unusual diversity issue; eighty percent of leadership positions – at the Charleston site where she works – are held down by women of color, but as power is the mother of protest, they were bound to come under attack.

Dominic Counsel – a bitter black man with processed hair and a fat white wife – goes as far as spying and computer hacking to undermine this corporate utopia for black women. Dominic dials up the drama, and the heat by recruiting a few luscious men to woo Melody and her high-ranking sisterhood of three: Phyllis, Tiffany, and Pepper. There is, however, a catch twenty-two, most poignantly expressed by one sexy recruit who winds up love struck, “Take an honest look into a black woman’s heart, you gon’ mess around and fall in.”

No one is aware of what darkness lurks in Dominic’s chaotic imagination until his imagination spills out on the canvas of reality. Melody stops at nothing to hold it all together as everything she’s built is threatened, yet she risks fraternization with the irresistible Jason Cartwright, a man who seems too good to be true.

Jessica Wright sacrificed love for her career when she decided to end her relationship with her college sweetheart to go into business with her sister and two cousins and start their own interior design business. Now Jessica believes that love isn’t in the cards for her-that is until she meets no nonsense psychologist, Cohen Mansel. Burned by love and left at the alter, Cohen no longer believes in fairy tales but the beautiful interior designer with the killer legs has him thinking otherwise. Can two people burned by love give love’s flame one last spark? Or will it be too much to risk it all?